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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What format did Dinesen gravitate toward in the 1950s?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Radio.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Television.

2. What split Dinesen and Denys apart for a while?
(a) Her illness.
(b) Bror.
(c) Her pregnancy.
(d) His travel.

3. Which of the following was NOT a typical theme for Dinesen's work?
(a) Courage.
(b) Perversion.
(c) Heroism.
(d) Young love.

4. How did Dinesen feel about this period of her life (mid-1920s)?
(a) It was a time of good and bad.
(b) It was a pleasant time.
(c) It was a time she would like to forget.
(d) It was the high point of her life.

5. What disease was Dinesen suffering from when she left Africa?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Cancer.

6. Why did Denys take Dinesen to the country in #117?
(a) To vacation.
(b) To study.
(c) To visit his family.
(d) To take photographs.

7. What likely caused Dinesen's miscarriage of a baby?
(a) A fall down stairs.
(b) Emotional trauma.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Syphilis treatments.

8. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?
(a) It refused to support Germany.
(b) Their soldiers were ill-trained.
(c) There were hardly any Jews left there.
(d) They ignored Hitler's demands.

9. How could Denys best be described?
(a) A good cook.
(b) An author.
(c) A confirmed bachelor.
(d) A politican.

10. Why did Dinesen go to Berlin in 1940?
(a) Journalistic assignment.
(b) Vacation.
(c) To free Jewish people.
(d) To visit friends.

11. What topic did Thomas suggest for Dinesen's writing during this period?
(a) Adventure.
(b) Africa.
(c) Romance.
(d) Spirituality.

12. Dinesen considered herself to be ___________________ more than a novelist.
(a) an artist.
(b) a storyteller.
(c) a wife.
(d) a daughter.

13. What did Dinesen do after being at home in Denmark for awhile?
(a) Traveled the world.
(b) Returned to Africa.
(c) Married for the second time.
(d) Moved to America.

14. What type of work kept Denys busy in 1928?
(a) Safari guide.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Political campaigning.
(d) Airline pilot.

15. After the war, Dinesen's health disintegrated due to age and ___________________.
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Dementia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many of Dinesen's stories during this period address ______________________.

2. When did Denys die?

3. What did Dinesen become addicted to in the 1950s?

4. Why did Dinesen feel abandoned by Denys in 1928?

5. What could be said for the characters in Dinesen's stories?

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